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La Noche del Rabanos was fantastic, as always.
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Simply one of the best days one can spend in Oaxaca or anywhere in my opinion.
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I arrived early to watch the the pieces being assembled.
La Catrina in Radishes? Fantastica!
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With the radishes, some arrive fully completed, but many are constructed and carved on the spot. It is not like the work can be done a week ahead of time. Once they are carved, people spray them with water just so they will make it through the day.
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With the dried flowers and corn husk pieces, they are all made before hand and then arranged and assembled the day of the competition.
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As much as I like the art, it is the people that make it, who always gets to me.
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With my improved Spanish I was able to do a better job talking with the artists and learned plenty. The dried flower and corn husk pieces took, on average, four months to create.
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This woman spent one year working on her display, which must have been four meters long with hundreds of figures.
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I have shot Rabanos a bunch of times now and I recognize people who participate every year. This woman for San Antonio del Flores, one of my favorite villages, has participated for years.
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She must have won a couple of times. Her work is always so beautiful.
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A smile from the creator of the Mitla rendition.
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Some piece are small, filled with delicate detail.
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Amazing work, no?.
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Others quite large.
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How about this amazing rendition of Frida's famous work?
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This post has been a rush job, but I have a Christmas dinner to attend and I'm hungry. I have lots of shots and will post more later.
1 comment:
This is a pleasure to view!! Thank you!! One of these years...I will be there on the 23rd.
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